Jared Allen (quarterback)

NFL player


Name=Jared Allen
DateOfBirth=Birth date and age|1981|8|26|mf=y
Birthplace= Edmond, OK
Height_ft=6
Height_in=2
Weight_lbs=213
Position=QB
College=Florida Atlantic
DraftedYear=
DraftedRound=
years=2005-2006
2006
teams=Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Amsterdam Admirals

Jared Allen (born August 26, 1981 in Edmond, Oklahoma) is a former American football quarterback. He played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the National Football League and in NFL Europe for the Amsterdam Admirals in 2006.

High school career

Jared Allen attended Edmond Santa Fe High School in Edmond, Oklahoma. As a senior, he completed 171 of 282 passes for 1,973 yards and 18 touchdowns. As a junior, he connected on 145 of 232 attempts for 1,502 yards and 9 touchdowns. He was named a 1999 Blue Chip athlete. He earned first-team All-Edmond Area, All-Metro Conference, All-District 6A-1, all-city (Oklahoma City) and Oklahoma Coaches Association all-state honors. Allen was named to the Jim Thorpe All-Star Game and was selected MVP. He was a two-sport athlete (football and basketball).

College career

Jared Allen started four years at Florida Atlantic and was named the team's MVP in 2003, the offensive MVP in 2002, and the team MVP in 2001. He played in 47 games and started 44 times. Throughout his collegiate career, he completed 570 of 1003 passes for 8100 yards and 50 touchdowns. He was redshirted in 2000 and majored in political science.

Professional career

2005 season

Jared Allen signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2005. He was released on August 31, 2005.

2006 season

Allen was resigned on January 5, 2006 and was allocated to the NFL Europe's Amsterdam Admirals. He shared backup quarterback duties with Reggie Robertson playing one quarter per game every other week, until starting quarterback Gibran Hamdan broke his ankle. Jared Allen was then granted the starting job, leading the Amsterdam Admirals to one win (away vs. the Frankfurt Galaxy) and two losses during the remaining regular season games. The one win was sufficient to secure first place in the season and a spot in the World Bowl, which was lost to the Frankfurt Galaxy by 7 - 22. Allen was released on August 29th.

External links

* [http://www.buccaneers.com/team/playerdetail.aspx?player=Allen,Jared,6 Buccaneers.com- Jared Allen]
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=117331 ESPN.com- Jared Allen]
* [http://www.nfleurope.com/players/playerpage/1310 NFLEurope.com- Jared Allen]